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Cosas calls for exams in indigenous languages

23 February 2018, 9:23 AM  |
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Cosas President John Macheke says they want learners to be allowed to write exams in their mother tongues.

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Cosas President John Macheke says they want learners to be allowed to write exams in their mother tongues.

The Congress of South African Student (Cosas) has once again called for all 11 languages to be treated equally in order to improve the pass rate.

Cosas wants pupils to be allowed to write exams in their mother tongue.

The Department of Basic Education embarked on an initiative aimed at bringing indigenous African languages into mainstream education, but it is yet to bear fruit.

 

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